Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05
RIVAL TOWNS UP IN ARMS.
Nothing But Bloodshed Can Appeaso
Their Wrath.

WALLACE, KAN, March 4s-The sltua-.
tion IN the Coronado Leoti war remaisl
unchanged. Both towns are syrroundet.N
by a strong Gordon of armed men, who
permit no one to enter. The men in town
sleep with their guns, and after adnljs-
sion a stranger finds WinchesterA
every turn. They stand In doorways.l
and merchants bring their guns TO wair
on customers. Men patrol the streets
all day and night. The country
surrounding is as excited as the
towns, and about equally divided. Tha
Coronado sympathizers are for tha
most part In town with their ammunition
and guns, and Coronado man said to-
day that within an hour 500 men could
be recruited in the town ready to defend
il with their lives. At Leoti the cry is
for revenge. The citizens are as excited
as they were the day following the shoot-
ing. and are unanimous in their determiS
nation to sack Coronado at the first
opportunity.
THE DAY OF BATTLE.
This will probably be offered Thursday,
occurs. Immediately after the
shooting Sunday some men from
Leoti came to Wallace and secured
all the guns and ammunition they could
get, and representatives from Coronado
paid similar visit to Garden City, so
that both towns are well equipped with
ammunition for war, which every man
believes will occur before the
thing is settled. The population
OF Leoti, which has been recruited by
their county cohorts, is looked to for the
first move, and the Coronado men will act
on the defensive. Each town has plans,
but they are in too chaotic state tor
logical forecast of the probable result.
Since Sunday there have been no hostile
actions beyond the harmless firing OF
gums at Leoti. Whisky and beer are
freely imbibed, and these will be at the
bottom OF further trouble, should there be
any,
THE SHERIEF's DISCRETION.
County Sheriff John Edwards, who is a
Leoti man, has not made an attempt to
arrest anybody, as he knows that such
an effort would cost him his life. He has
twelve warrants, but unless the State
authorities lend the assistance of a.
couple of companies OF militia they will
never be served. and even then Coronado
men say that not a man will ever be taken
alive. The particulars of Sundays cow
show that whatever i'll feeling may BEAT
the bottom OF 1t, it was brought on by
drunken spree of three Leoti men, named
Coulter, Raynes and Watkins, who
wound up GRy'a carousal by rousing op-y
OF Ded druggist, VINO was sick andI
whom they compelled to dance by shoot
ing at>his toes.
SHOOTING TO KILL.
The protests of the druggists friends
was resented by Coutter's party, who
began shooting to kill. This broughti
upon them the concentrated fire OF the
Coronado men, and Coulter, Raynes aud
Watkins were riddled with bullets.
Coulter had during his later hours been
reinforced by several friends, some of
whom We're hurt and who inflicted con-
siderable damage on the Coronado party
-Four men are dead, three are seriously.
perhaps fatally wounded, and no account
Is taken of any hurt less than
total disability. A second occur
renee yesterday has increased the
bitterness OF feeling. Two Leoti mem
went to Coronado on business. When
they reached the outskirts of the town
they were fired upon by pickets, and one
had his arm broken, and the other's horse
was killed and his hat rIddled with bull
lees. Further trouble may occur at any
time, and IL seems reasonably certain tOs
happen next Thursday, unless the militiaI
are sent to keep order at the election.